I recently had the great privilege of hosting family over the holidays. At just over 1,000 square feet our house is, in a word, small. Small, but mighty. What I like most about this small space is that it is functional and cozy. When viewing this house for the first time, I stood in the … Continue reading Hosting (and Living) in Small Spaces
In the beginning of 2019, I wrote that I wanted to be happy, healthy, and whole. As the year comes to a slow close, I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on my mission of becoming my best self. I believe this to be a forever-style mission: a goal in which progress can be … Continue reading 2019 Reflections
I just love the smell in the air of fall mornings. In the coolness, the smell of drying pine needles and leaves is not lost. No matter what kind of frenzy with which I approach my front door, it is ultimately swept away in the cool morning. I am reminded to breathe in the present … Continue reading Fall: A Love Letter
Admittedly, I am more than a little late to the Enneagram game, and if a podcast that I follow had never offered an episode about it then I would still be in the dark. I listen to the podcast Work and Play with Nancy Ray weekly, so when she shared that she would be getting … Continue reading My Enneagram Foray
Do you ever feel like you’re keeping a secret from yourself? Like there’s something you know you want to do or say, but you don’t know what it is or how to say it aloud. When my feelings remain unclear to me, I have a bad habit of simply brushing them aside. If I don’t … Continue reading The Longings of a Heart
Life lately has been on the more stressful side of the spectrum, as you might have guessed. Though I have been out of school for six years now, I still long for those endless summer days. I miss having the opportunity to do as I wish for eight weeks; I miss feeling the warm sun … Continue reading A Return to Rest
May is mental health awareness month, so I wanted to take a moment to share some of my own personal struggles with anxiety. Being anxious over the vast potential for bad things to happen is something I think that a lot of us are used to dealing with, unfortunately. I wish I knew how we … Continue reading Searching for Anxiety Relief
Initially, I was nervous to step into the land of blogging. I was fearful that no one would care to read or that I wouldn’t be able to keep my private life separate from my writing. I watched as the most successful bloggers consistently let their readers into their personal lives, which made me … Continue reading The Honest Journey Turns One
Back when I was working less than ideal jobs, the slowest time of the year for me was winter. The combination of hating how I passed my time with the unremarkable winter days left me feeling excessive. It felt like I was squandering my time because there was nothing to show for it. I wasn’t … Continue reading On the Closing of Winter
“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha With Valentine’s Day to remind you to celebrate the ones you love, you should also take a moment today to celebrate the unsung heroine of your love life: you. For what reason do we strive to do well, … Continue reading Celebrating Your Love Life
